Program Operations Manual System (POMS)

RS 00301.110 Currently Insured Status

Policy

An individual is currently insured if he/she has at least six QC's during any one of the following periods:

The 13-quarter period ending with the quarter of death;

The 13-quarter period ending with the quarter in which he/she became entitled to a RIB; or

The 13-quarter period ending with the quarter in which he/she most recently became entitled to a DIB (e.g., disability onset date).

IMPORTANT: If the worker is an alien whose SSN was first assigned on or after January 1, 2004, then he/she must meet additional requirements of Section 211 of the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-203) to be currently insured and to establish entitlement based on his/her earnings. See RS 00301.102 for a full discussion of these requirements.